Introduction: setting the context for the struggle : religion and the war on poverty
"Kind of a secular sacrament" : the Catholic war on poverty
The conscience of the church : The National Council of Churches and the war on poverty
Creating an ecumenical antipoverty coalition : IFCO, black power, and the war on poverty
The Black Manifesto : challenging the ecumenical antipoverty coalition
Fracturing the antipoverty coalition : the aftermath of the Black Manifesto
Conclusion: "To become as radical as Christ" : faith-based activism and the long war on poverty in the twenty-first century
Manuscript repositories and collections
Notes
Bibliography
Index.